WHAT I LOST ON EBAY

Not fond of bidding on anything Modboy1 sells as it usually attracts Rockefeller types. Lazily and tentatively bid just under £30 for a single by Greenlines. Why? Because they reminded Modboy of the Homosexuals and the TV Personalities. Inevitably I was intrigued but cautiously and so lost out, said single selling for £30.55.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330360947770&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

EYE ON EBAY---Lose 39 lbs in a minute

Here's one my girlfriend bought me for my bithday several years back. I hope she paid less than £39.89 for this excellent piece of punk whimsy by the Thin Yoghurts. Not often seen on ebay the buyer got a bargain.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250502854766&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 sept18

1 What To Wear : We're The Martians Now
2 Moving Targets : The Boys Own
3 Home And Abroad : Alison (Please Don't Fall)
4 Distant Cousins : Concrete Boxes
5 Help Stamp Out Loneliness : Record Shop
6 White Town : A New Surprise
7 Single File : Out In The Traffic
8 Beware The Dog : Madam
9 Famous Five : Take Over
10 Felt Tips : My Girlfriend Tried To Run Me Over
11 Downdime : Hate The Mornings
12 Dodos : Blind To Fiction
13 Sister Rain : Window Cowboys
14 Little My : Guess Who
15 Two People : Let's Raise Murder
16 Smittens : What Do We Do Now?
17 Venom : Later On
18 Sitting Pretty : Broken Glass Lies
19 English McCoy : Give Me Something To Believe In
20 Home And Abroad : Big Red Bus

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EYE ON EBAY-----Like Dolly Mixture on fags

Modboy1 claimed that Spirit Level sounded like Dolly Mixture and that may have been enough of a prod to push this over the £70 mark. The sleeve would have one thinking they were perhaps more rocky than that, but then only Peters & Lee could be less rocky than the Dollies, and with a song called Cigarette World and a singer in trousers so shiny and tight even Olivia Newton John would have gasped I suspect they could hold their own on a boozy night in the Dublin Castle.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330360957545&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

EYE ON EBAY-----Oil price highest rise in history

What Is Oil? indeed. This must be the very best grade. This single rarely bruises the £20 mark. I've seen it sell on ebay twice and I won it the second time for about £16. And yet some maniac pays £93.55 for it. This highlights the insanity of ebay. Seller Modboy 1 has an impeccable ebay history and anything he sells usually generates a flurry of interest but he must have been overcome with glee when he raked in nearly £100 for this decidedly average effort.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHAT-IS-OIL-rare-1982-UK-DIY-PUNK-SYNTH-PRIVATE_W0QQitemZ330360951280QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item4ceb0c11f0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

EYE ON EBAY------V's V's Me

After driving 4,000 miles around Europe in two weeks I'm too exhausted to invite controversy so I'm certain there's a legitimate explanation as to why this single by the Chevrons fails to meet the necessary criteria to award it a place in 45 Revs. The seller, the reliable Hypstr 66, claims it was released in 1979. Yet to sell, he has it at a buy it now price of £120.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160363290752&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

EYE ON EBAY-----I got the Point

Helpfully the seller of the Point's single let potential buyers hear the whole song. I listened and liked what I heard, then swiftly went off to Gemm and bought the one copy on sale for just over £8. This I did a few hours before the listing ended and then saw the seller reel in £22. Maybe my quick thinking ensured the seller a better return.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230377887391&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

EYE ON EBAY ----- A grey area

Not sure who the Black And White Lovers was. Hopefully not named after the execrable Ebony And Ivory they inspired enough passion among bidders to push the final price up to £84. Once again this came from C86/indiepop dealer Strike Up Matches who has a knack of unearthing obscure pop which attracts a few dedicated bidders.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220479009796&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 sept 11

1 What To Wear : We're The Martians Now
2 Home And Abroad : Alison (Please Don't Fall)
3 Help Stamp Out Loneliness : Record Shop
4 Felt Tips : My Girlfriend Tried To Run Me Over
5 Moving Targets : The Boys Own
6 Distant Cousins : Concrete Boxes
7 White Town : A New Surprise
8 Sister Rain : Window Cowboys
9 Downdime : Hate The Morning
10 Famous Five : Take Over
11 Smittens : What Do We Do Now?
12 Single File : Out In The Traffic
13 Little My : Guess Who
14 Beware The Dog : Madam
15 Eux Autres : Other Girls
16 Home And Abroad : Big Red Bus
17 English McCoy : Give Me Something To Believe In
18 Hardy Boys : Fifteen
19 Sitting Pretty : Broken Glass Lies
20 Das Schnitz : 4 AM

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 sept 4

1 Felt Tips : My Girlfriend Tried To Run Me Over
2 Help Stamp Out Loneliness : Record Shop
3 Home And Abroad : Alison (Please Don't Fall)
4 Downdime : Hate The Morning
5 Distant Cousins : Concrete Boxes
6 Moving Targets : The Boys Own
7 What To Wear : We're The Martians Now
8 White Town : A New Surprise
9 Smittens : What Do We Do Now?
10 Sister Rain : Window Cowboys
11 Home And Abroad : Big Red Bus
12 Little My : Guess Who
13 Eux Autres : Other Girls
14 English McCoy : Give Me Something To Believe In
15 Famous Five : Take Over
16 Single File : Out In The Traffic
17 Das Schnitz : 4 AM
18 Just Joans : Gin And Platonic
19 Hardy Boys : Fifteen
20 Memphis : You Supply The Roses

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EYE ON EBAY----A cheap Picasso

An original Guernica sells for £74. Seller Strike Up Matches found this in a charity shop in London and I'm still seething with indignant jealousy especially as the shop is one I've visited on several occasions. I stayed out of bidding range as this came to a close, at a decent return on his £1 investment.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220470363523&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Strike Up Matches has an abundance of indie delights that he throws into the ebay ring and here's another by Second View from Germany which made him £100 richer.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220470361013&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

EYE ON EBAY----The price of Modern Art

Modern Art mutated into psych monsters Sun Dial. I have a single which I bought for £10 from MVE a few months back. It had perched on the shop wall for months and I watch the price tumble until I snapped it up. Nobody seemed interested so I'm a little surprised that this sold for £34. Still it is an LP and that seems good value to me.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370248025195&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

EYE ON EBAY----Will the Arctic Circle be unbroken?

I have to admit that I have no idea whether Varaus came from anywhere within a match girl's icy breath of the Arctic Circle. I imagine they make the sort of racket that inspires Norwegians to burn down churches so it's just as well they come from Finland. That match girl should move to Norway, she'd make a blazing trade. Sold for £123.06.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350245370393&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 aug 28

1 Felt Tips : My Girlfriend Tried To Run Me Over
2 Downdime : Hate The Morning
3 Help Stamp Out Loneliness : Record Shop
4 Smittens : What Do We Do Now?
5 Home And Abroad : Alison (Please Don't Fall)
6 Eux Autres : Other Girls
7 Home And Abroad : Big Red Bus
8 Distant Cousins : Concrete Boxes
9 White Town : A New Surprise
10 Moving Targets : The Boys Own
11 Little My : Guess Who
12 Das Schnitz : 4 AM
13 English McCoy : Give Me Something To Believe In
14 Just Joans : Gin And Platonic
15 Single File : Out In The Traffic
16 Famous Five : Take Over
17 Sister Rain : Window Cowboys
18 Help Stamp Out Loneliness : Cellophane
19 Hardy Boys : Fifteen
20 Memphis : You Supply The Roses

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